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3 stories matching concours

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  1. Paint the Town for the Last Spike

    With the Northern Pacific about to close the continent, Spokane Falls is told to clean its streets, whitewash its houses, and prepare for a wealth-laden excursion.

    Aug 18, 1883Spokane Falls ReviewSpokane, Spokane CountyBoom & Bust · City Hall

  2. Trail Wars: Spokane Fights for the Road to the Coeur d'Alene Gold

    As prospectors rush the new Coeur d'Alene diggings, Spokane boosters battle a Portland paper over which trail is passable — and who gets to outfit the stampede.

    Dec 1, 1883Spokane Falls ReviewSpokane, Spokane CountyFollow the Money · Boom & Bust

  3. Spokane Prepares to Welcome the Northern Pacific’s Last-Spike Excursion

    In September 1883, Spokane Falls planned arches, speeches and a day of civic pageantry to greet President Henry Villard and the railroad party opening the transcontinental line.

    Sep 1, 1883Spokane Falls ReviewSpokane, Spokane CountyBoom & Bust

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